From: John Sweeney [info_at_contrafusion_dot_co_dot_uk]
Sent: 05 August 2012 12:24
Subject: Dancing News
Dancing
This Week:
Monday
evening - Hothfield Village Hall, Ashford
Only 5 minutes from M20
J9, less than half an hour from
Thursday
afternoon – Stour Centre, Ashford
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Live
Music
Thanks to all
who came to the dance last Saturday with Hot Rats & Andrew Swaine.
Lots of great
dances to great music!
While we have
some great music on CD, there is always an extra buzz when dancing to great
live music.
The next
one is September 15th with fantastic music from Stick Shift (with
Please note:
Live music is expensive – the Saturday dances are heavily subsidised from the
weekly dances so that you can enjoy the thrill of dancing to great bands.
Please support
the Saturdays so that we can keep running them.
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Updated
Web Site
I have just
updated http://www.contrafusion.co.uk to reflect the current status of our dances, and
added lots more videos.
Please let me
know what you think and let me know if you spot any errors, or have any ideas
to improve it. Thanks.
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Broadstairs
Folk Week 2012
August 10th -
17th
There is a
dance at
Details at http://www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/
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The Dancing
Come and learn
a wide range of wonderful dances, from 17th Century Jane Austen style dances to
21st Century Ceilidh Dances, including American Contra Dance, English Barn
Dance, Contra Waltzing and the Polka!
Beautiful
flowing dances - the best of the old and the new.
All danced to
fabulous music from both sides of the
Great low
impact exercise!
No experience
or partner required!
It’s easy –
just come and have fun!
Get fitter and
meet new people!
No need to
book - just turn up!
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Regular
Dances
Mondays -
Ashford:
Dancing every
Monday at Hothfield Village Hall from
We do a wide
range of fun dances, with extra teaching so that everyone can join in easily.
No
experience or partner required – just come along and have fun.
Wondering what
those dances were that we did last night?
Check them out
at https://www.facebook.com/groups/332620675502 and join the group while you are there.
Hothfield
Village Hall
Hothfield
Village Hall,
Big free, lit
car park.
Only 5 minutes from M20 Junction 9.
More details
and maps at http://www.contrafusion.co.uk/Monday.html
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Tuesdays
-
Fit As A
Fiddle - Dancing for Over-50s
When:
First time? Come at
Where: The
Exchange Studio, Hazlitt Arts Centre,
Only £4.00 for
an hour and a half! Under-50s welcome
too!
2012
Dates:
August: Closed
September,
October, November: Open every Tuesday except November 13th.
December:
Closed
Please
note: On
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Thursdays
- Ashford:
Fit As A
Fiddle - Dancing for Over-50s
When:
First time? Come at
Where: The
Only £4.00 for
an hour and a half! Under-50s welcome
too!
Nothing
to do with the dancing:
If you want to
take advantage of this ask for the Corporate Membership Rate and say you are a
member of “ModernJive” (that is our trading name).
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Headcorn
Barn Dance
We are also
calling for a public barn dance at Headcorn on September 1st – details at http://www.headcorn.org.uk/ - lots of
easy, fun dances!
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If you
can only get to one dance next month, make sure it is this one – it’s going to
be great!
Saturday
September 15th: The BIG Dance
Caller:
Band: Stick Shift
Dancing from
Price: £9.00
(Concessions: £7.00)
No
experience or partner required – just come along and have fun.
Hothfield
Village Hall
Hothfield
Village Hall,
Big free, lit
car park.
Only 5 minutes from M20 Junction 9.
More details
and maps at http://www.contrafusion.co.uk/Monday.html
Bring your own
food & drinks. Soft drinks available.
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Contrafusion Diary: June – Dec 2012
Sat Sep 15:
Hothfield: Caller:
Sat Oct 20: Hothfield:
Caller: Chris Turner; Band: English Contra Dance Band
Sat Nov 17:
Hothfield: Caller:
Sat Dec 15:
Hothfield: Caller:
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More
information at www.contrafusion.co.uk or contact
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Happy dancing,
http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for
Dancing in